world‚ a college education is the cornerstone of life. Obtaining a college degree opens many doors of opportunity. These building blocks of opportunity will help shape who I am as a person. I am building a future‚ striving for success‚ and always looking to better myself. Abraham Lincoln once said “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.” I have been haunted by similar words‚ in my own head‚ for quite some time. I never finished college‚ yet I love
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to fill. One of the ones I’ve thrusted upon myself that finds itself creating problems is my college career. When I was in ninth grade‚ I worked hard enough to achieve a goal that I had set for myself five years prior. That goal‚ to earn straight A’s‚ was satisfied all four marking periods that year to my great surprise. Very happy that I had done so well‚ my father‚ an adjunct at Burlington County College in the Criminal Justice department‚
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But‚ What About Our Future? “That’s sad. How plastic and artificial life has become. It gets harder and harder to find something…real.” ― Jess C. Scott‚ The Other Side of Life This quotation is ironic to the plot presented in the novel Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. The basic idea of the quote is that the more material items you obtain or desire‚ the more "plastic" you become. Although the clones in this novel are technically artificial‚ they appear‚ act‚ and think as humans showing their "realness"
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Why People Really Go to College Christopher Caldwell‚ author of the New York Times article "What a College Education Buys‚" believes many people attend college for the wrong reasons. He says college is overrated and that many go just to socialize or to find a partner (214). He also states if you are going to college to obtain a liberal arts degree and not Phd‚ education may not be worth all the studying or the money many parents pay (214-215). He goes on to say even though college is expensive‚ degrees
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Why College is important to me “The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance‚”1 said a famous historical Philosopher named Socrates. Having a college education is such an important part of my life. It provides the opportunity to gain a higher knowledge into the field that I am working towards. I personally feel that having a college degree earns you a certain respect and not only that‚ I feel you gain feelings of higher self-respect. I’m setting the standards higher for myself
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attend college. She asked me that day‚” Mija‚ are you going to college?” At first I hesitated‚ “Si” . Then she told me‚ “Are you sure because that is exactly what your older sister said and she ended up pregnant.” After hearing those words‚ I knew for sure I wanted to be the first in my family to attend college. I wanted to prove her what I said I meant it and was going to make it come true. A situation where I showed grit and persevered was when I made the decision to attend college. College for
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In my first year of college‚ I had an opportunity to visited University of Maryland College Park with my cousin who attended there for four years. I met interesting people from around the world‚ spoke with amazing students and faculty‚ and became fascinated with campus life at College Park. Since then‚ it has always been my dream to improve my education at College Park after graduate two years from Montgomery College. I have heard many wonderful and unforgettable experiences from my family and friends
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Why I Decided To Go To College Daniel Duckett-Pope Dr. Gordon Theisen ENG 90 Writing Fundamentals (Online) 10/25/012 I have several different reasons why I decided to go college. One reason why I decided to go to school is to seek a higher education level. I graduated from high school in June of 2011 which was way behind the time that I was originally suppose to graduate. I wanted to keep my learning fresh but‚ I ran into to some personal
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Why Go To College? Why go to college? Why would someone spend thousands of dollars to sit in yet another classroom? My uncle says “people that get a degree make over a million dollars more in a lifetime.” My dad counters that with “the world needs ditch diggers too.” I came to college to start my life‚ to become an independent man who finds his niche among society. I suppose some people can do that outside of school but I find college to be an optimum transition to the adult life as it teaches practical
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many reasons why people go to college. College plays a role a student’s life‚ one of these roles are to help get students a better job that pays them a lot but that isn’t the only reason. According to Melisa McCreery “Higher education provides a number of benefits; most notably to the nation’s economic stability and job creation‚ civic engagement‚ and pulling students from low socioeconomic situation and landing them securely in middle class America.” In other words college is to help better a student’s
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